In November 2015 our President, Bob Hutchinson, was invited along to the meeting of Davyhulme U3A Group to tell them about Bolton Mountain Rescue Team’s search and rescue work.

As a result of that visit, the Group decided to adopt our charity to support in 2016 and have now sent us a wonderful donation of £350 contributed by their members throughout the year. In his accompanying letter, their Treasurer, Dennis Poyner, states “our members recognise the valuable service you provide to the community and wish you every success in the future.”

We very much appreciate their kind words and marvellous support of our work.

Final numbers 103 members of the public, at least 5 dogs, team members and approximately 40 people on horseback climbed Rivington Pike. We needed 50 people to walk from bottom barn to the Pike to climb the same height as Everest. So we managed to climb Everest twice. pic.twitter.com/vx13wRpn8E

We smashed 64 members of the public and 4 dogs have so far climbed the Rivington Pike. We needed 50 people to walk from bottom barn to climb the same height as Everest. Let’s see if we can get 100 people and climb it twice. pic.twitter.com/1FzzCRVet5

Runners and walkers are the group at most risk of accidental drowning in the UK - 77 people died in 2016 because they fell in the water whilst out for a run or a walk #BeWaterAwarepic.twitter.com/AfUVuX1WGz